Combination of circular saw jointer and vise



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United States Patent O 3,526,157 COMBINATION OF CIRCULAR SAW JOINTER ANDVISE Ezra Rachal, 303 Powell Ave., Monroe, La. 71201 Filed Oct. 23,1967, Ser. No. 677,326

Int. Cl. B2311 63/08 US. CI. 7648 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSUREApparatus which can be used both in jointing circular saw blades and infiling same.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In my invention, a circular saw blade can bedetachably mounted in a nut secured to a handle via a crank whereby whenthe handle is turned, the blade will be rotated backwards in properposition for jointing. A file secured in a file holder is held againstthe blade during this process and the tips of the teeth are jointed.

The blade is then shifted in position to be held in suitable positionfor filing the teeth to complete the process.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side view of my invention,

FIG. 2 is a side view of the jointer,

FIG. 3 is a view through 33 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a side view of thefile holder.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now to thedrawings (FIGS. 14) file holder 1 is secured to saw jointer 2 andcontains detachably file 3. Saw blade 5 is mounted on crankshaft 4 andis held in place by clamps 6 and 7. Wing nut 8 operates the clamps.Crank 4 turns in hub 9 freely. Nut 10 holds hub 9 in place. Adjustablenut 11 holds nut 10 in place and in turn is locked by lock nut 12. Crankand handle 13 are secured to shaft 4 for rotating same. The structure issupported by saw stand 14. Jointer holder 15 is secured thereto. Barrelbolt 16 locks base clamp 17 in place. A clamp bolt 18 is showntherewith. Various types of bushings 19 can be used with different typesof blade arbors.

Note there is only four different parts of this invention to bedismounted and mounted including the bushing 19, for different types ofarbors.

Note the saw blade 5 is mounted opposite the cutting path. This meansthe saw blade will turn backwards, while turning the crank 13, which isthe proper way for the saw blade to be jointed.

With this device it only takes about twenty minutes to set joint andfile a saw blade. This device will take a 5 /2- inch saw blade up to a10-inch blade. This device does not set saw blades; therefore the sawblade has to be mounted in the saw vise after the blade is set.

The combination circular saw jointer and circular saw vise can be usedas follows: clamp the base 17 by screwing the clamp bolt 18 to a 2 x 4stock. Next, mount the 3,526,157 Patented Sept. 1, 1970 bushing 19 ontocrank shaft 4. Next, mount the saw blade 5 onto the crankshaft 4, besure the bushing 19 fits snug in the saw blade arbor. Next mount clampplate 7 onto the shaft 4. Next, screw half wing nut 8 against plate 7;this will bind the saw blade against plate 6. Next, mount crank handleon shaft 4 by means of a squire slot holder 15. Slide jointer 2 up ordown according to the size of the saw blade that has to be jointed. Nowthe saw blade is ready to be jointed. Turn the crank 13 two or threerounds clockwise, while holding the file holder .1 Then lift file holderjust a little. Push it away. This will clear the saw blade from the sawopening. Then turn the crank 13, slowly to see if the tips of the teethhas been jointed. Then dismount jointer 2, from jointer holder 15, slipcrank 13 off lock wing nut 12 against 11. Tighten halt wing nut againstplate 7. Then file every other tooth on the facing side of the sawblade. Do not remove the saw blade from the saw vise. Just simply loosenthe barrel bolt 16, then turn the stand 14, one half round. This willput the other side of the saw blade facing the saw filer. Stand 14 canbe adjusted by sliding it towards the saw filer or from the saw filerwhich ever is preferred. The saw stand can be angled to the right or tothe left by turning the stand 14, either way right or left.

The novel features and the operation of this device will be apparentfrom the foregoing description. While the device has been shown and thestructure described in detail, it is obvious that this is not to beconsidered limited to the exact form disclosed, and that changes may bemade therein within the scope and the spirit of the invention.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of this invention, whatis claimed is:

1. A circular saw jointer and vise comprising a vertical support with amounting vise at its lower end and means for rotatably supporting ashaft at its upper end in combination with a horizontal shaft mounted inthe said upper end having a crank and handle secured to the shaft endremote from the support, including a bushing 'on said shaft adapted tobe mounted in the arbor of a saw blade, including a pair of disc clampsmounted on the shaft on both sides of the bushing and a nut mounted onthe shaft for securing the clamps against the blade in furthercombination with a file holder adjustably mounted on the supportadjacent the blade periphery, said file holder including a fileresiliently mounted adjacent the saw teeth and an adjusting screwmounted at right angles to the file for adjusting the space between theblades and file, said shaft including a hub mounted rotatably in thesupport in combination with means for securing the shaft on the supportmounted on the side of the shaft remote from the blade.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,043,470 11/1912 Sellers 76-481,051,153 1/1913 Nelson 76-48 2,617,317 11/ 1952 Oliver 7 6-48 BERNARDSTICKNEY, Primary Examiner

